I had the pleasure of watching the legendary match between Rojer Federer and Rafeal Nadal on 6th of july,2008.This poem is a tribute to Rojer Federer,my hero and he will always be so after his awe-inspiring display in that match.A match i'll remember and be inspired all my life.
The Battle of Rojer
Rojer Federer,the undisputed king of grass.
Rafeal Nadal,king of clay,challenges the grass.
Five times champion against a pretender?
Odds were much different than was on offer.
Together they started a match,
Even the heavens must have beheld.
For lifetimes pass without the experience of such a battle.
Two sets down,Federer's aura shattered.
Rojer faces questions only he can answer.
But learn Oh mere mortals,From this champion who calls himself 'Rojer'
He has achieved everything and nothing to prove.
Still he prides a thirst that cannot be quenched.
To remain champion beyond the peak.
To prove that a champion means never to quit.
Yes Rojer fought back to draw level.
That despite Nadal's raw ferocity.
The stage was set for the final set.
And then you could have said,
Gods must have played from either side of the court.
Rallies,forehands,backhands,dropshots and smashes went on.
Neither gave the other even a solitary inch.
A stroke of luck or otherwise for either God,
It cost Federer the match.
Nadal won the match,the title and the glory
And deservedly so.
Federer lost the match,
But Rojer won the battle against Federer
And showed the world what a champion meant.
Raghuraj S. Hegde
8th July,2008
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